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Gen Raheel meets Chinese minister for public security
ISPR says issues of mutual interest, regional security and collaboration were discussed
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Fashion and music show mesmerising Javanese wedding preformed by Indonesian models
Culture works as a corner stone for both countries, says Indonesian ambassador
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US delinks Pakistan from Kashmir violence surge
State Department spokesperson says she wouldn’t jump to any conclusions.
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Attempted robbery: Pakistani student shot dead in Chicago
Loyola University student Mutahir Rauf, 23, was shot dead near the university campus
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New sight hope for six left blind by India cataract surgery
Indian media reports say the number of people blinded could range from 30 up to as much as 60
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US confirms delay in Afghanistan withdrawal
At least 1,000 additional US troops will stay on in Afghanistan for part of 2015, beyond the December withdrawal
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India arrests accused in suspected plot to kill Bangladesh PM
Shahnor Alom, who was arrested in a village in Assam, is an operative of a banned Bangladeshi group
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Obama to host Prince William on first Washington visit
White House spokesperson says visit underscores special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom
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US defense secretary in Kabul as NATO war winds down
Hagel said Afghanistan had "come a long way" over the past decade
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Third night of US protests against police killings
Protesters hit the streets after grand juries declined to press charges against a white officer who shot Michael Brown
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Drone strikes kill 9 'Qaeda' militants in Yemen: security source
A tribal leader said soldiers of an unknown nationality were seen parachuting into the area and clashes ensued
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Common interests: Pakistan must not link IP project with sanctions says Larijani
Iranian speaker says project can create economic security for both countries
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No. 10 meet-up: Stable Afghanistan in our interest, says PM
Cameron appreciates Pakistan’s sacrifices in the fight against terrorism.
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Obama nominates Ashton Carter as Pentagon chief
Hagel rejected accounts that he was forced out and said it was a mutual agreement with the president.
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Hope springs eternal
There is a positive ‘feel’ to Pak-Afghan bilateral relations and we cannot afford to miss the opportunities it offers
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India detains doctor after cataract surgery leaves 20 blind
Police says at least 157 people had undergone the surgery at a village camp run by a medical charity early last month
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NASA's Orion capsule blasts off on 'first step' to Mars
Space capsule meant to carry humans to deep space destinations like Mars in the coming years
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Australia toughens up immigration but lets in more refugees
'Temporary protection visas' grant protection for up to 3 years but do not give right to settle in Australia for good
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Ailing Malaysia Airlines to suspend shares December 15
State investment fund plans to acquire remaining shares, take carrier private in a bid to resuscitate national brand
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17 dead as militants storm Kashmir army camp
Two of the assailants also killed in what official describes as a suicide attack on the army camp in Uri
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London conference: PM urges world to do more for Afghans
Says Islamabad and Kabul are committed to a peaceful, stable Afghanistan.
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Energy cooperation: Pakistan, Iran to discuss how to push ahead
Joint Ministerial Commission will meet next week in Islamabad.
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TAPI project: OGDCL, PPL to explore gas in Turkmenistan
Russia also allows them to take part in hydrocarbon search.
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Solid step: CASA-1000 agreement inked in Istanbul
Pakistan to receive 1,000MW, Afghanistan to get 300MW.
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Study finds Pakistan's online space increasingly 'not free'
Pakistan ranks among the 10 worst countries for internet and digital media freedom
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Nawaz, Kerry discuss regional situation
PM Nawaz is on a tour to the United Kingdom to attend the London Conference on Afghanistan
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Britain to review 25 'Fake Sheikh' convictions
Mahmood's story on cricket spot-fixing in 2011 led to the convictions of Muhammad Amir, Salman Butt and Muhammad Asif
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Assad says Syria war will be long, difficult
US-led air strikes in Syria since September were an "illegal intervention, says Assad
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TTP squeezed by Afghan revolt, US drone strikes
Four TTP commanders say drone strikes and tension with tribesmen forced them to move to mountainous border areas
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Yemen's Qaeda threatens to kill US hostage in video
The photojournalist was kidnapped in the Yemeni capital in September 2013
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Iran hackers penetrate key networks in Pakistan: Researchers
Report says airlines and airports network in Pakistan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia targeted and compromised in campaign
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Families in Pakistan mourn drug mules beheaded in Saudi
Saudi Arabia metes out gruesome fate to 15 Pakistanis in 2014 convicted of drug smuggling
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PM Nawaz to address London Conference on Afghanistan
Conference to give a platform for President Ghani, chief executive officer Abdullah to outline their reform plans
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Reviving stalled process: EU urges Pakistan, India to resume peace dialogue
Voices concern over worsening ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
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Nawaz to meet Kerry, May on sidelines of London conference
The Prime Minister is also expected to deliver a speech at the high level segment of the London Conference
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Money troubles: Iran seeks return of $216m deposited in local bank
Pakistan could ask for exemption from sanctions, settle the money in barter trade.
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Gordian knots
The Kashmir conflict was born of colonial downsizing in a bloody division that is still within living memory for some
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Pakistan has world's second largest stockpile of anti-personnel landmines: Report
Pakistan among 4 countries in the world still manufacturing anti-personnel landmines, with a stockpile of 6 million
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Celebrating Audrey Hepburn
National Portrait Gallery announces show to pay homage to portraits of the icon, set to open in July 2015.
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2014 may be the hottest year on record for the world: UN
14 out of the 15 warmest years on record have all occurred in the 21st century, provisional data for 2014 shows
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Human Rights Watch urges Saudi Arabia to free two women held in driving case
Hathloul and Alamoudi are still in custody in Eastern Province but neither is charged.
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Stephen Hawking warns AI 'could spell end of human race'
He said such technology could rapidly evolve and overtake mankind, a scenario envisaged in the "Terminator" movies
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US House: No more Social Security benefits for Nazis
The bill amends law by stopping payments to those who voluntarily left country ahead of deportation proceedings
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UNGA calls on Pakistan, India and Israel to give up nuclear weapons
Resolution calls on countries to immediately and unconditionally accede to NPT as non-nuclear-weapon states
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Rest in peace Hughes, I will see you out in the middle: Clarke
Cricketing luminaries bid an emotional farewell to Phillip Hughes at a funeral service held in his home town
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Is Mona Lisa Chinese? Italian's theory raises eyebrows
On the back of Mona Lisa, there is a Chinese landscape and even her face looks Chinese: Angelo Paratico
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Indian forces kill 6 suspected militants in Kashmir
One soldier also killed, four wounded in gunbattle that lasted several hours
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Aziz blames India’s obduracy for stalemate
Says India suspended the dialogue and now it is its responsibility to take an initiative.
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Cross-border militancy: US to step up air raids on TTP men in Afghanistan
Hunt on for three key Pakistani militant commanders
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London trip: We’ve left behind politics of 1990s, says PM
Nawaz Sharif says ruling party ready for talks with PTI